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2023 Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,375 people earned a degree or certificate in astronomy and astrophysics, making the major the #221 most popular in the United States.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 28 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Master's Degree Schools

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in the United States for astronomy and astrophysics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Rochester Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best astronomy and astrophysics schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#4

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Chicago. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Master’s Degree Schools list. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Arizona helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best astronomy and astrophysics schools in the United States. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

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University of California - Berkeley came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Maryland - College Park landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree astronomy and astrophysics programs. UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park.

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#8

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for astronomy and astrophysics students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Iowa State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree astronomy and astrophysics programs. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Astronomy & Astrophysics Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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Astronomy & Astrophysics by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Astronomy & Astrophysics is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 21,239
Physics 13,674
Geological & Earth Sciences 7,821
General Physical Sciences 3,823
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 1,140

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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